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From the industrial ports of Purfleet and Tilbury, the coastline of Essex changes to one of pristine resorts, ancient monuments and recreational sailing haunts.
Canvey Island, reclaimed from the sea yet inhabited since pre-Roman times and Southend-on-Sea, a large resort popular with Londoners that boasts a mile-long pier complete with its own railway are both south-facing and sheltered. And nearby, past the mudflats of Maplin, are a series of rivers and inlets, used extensively by sailors. Yacht clubs and marinas can be found at Burnham on Crouch, West Mersea and Brightlingsea.
Further north and east are the resorts of Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. Clacton is a big, popular Victorian resort with pier, caravan parks, a golf course, amusements and an airfield. Its neighbour Frinton is an altogether more conservative and quieter seaside town, which famously had no pubs until recently.
Essex is home to the major commercial port of Harwich which lies at the mouth of the rivers Orwell and Stour.
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Canvey Island is a small resort with sand and shingle beach, facing south-east. It has casino, parks and amusements and the famous Art Deco Labworth Café on the shoreline. It also houses the Castle Point Transport Museum |
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Southend is the closest seaside resort to London, and boasts the world's longest pier, a mile and a third long! |
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Clacton is a large resort with sandy beach, two theatres and a pier. It has an airshow and carnival during August. Its quieter neighbours Frinton and Walton are popular with older visitors, and have extensive gardens, beach-huts and sandy beaches |
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Harwich is a ferry port on the River Stour and adjoining Dovercourt has a south-east facing beach. The town of Harwich has many interesting architectural features and the whole of the centre is a conservation area. |
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